Historical Musicology
Objectives
a) To provide conceptual and methodological tools, and to develop high-level critical skills in the field of Historical Musicology (including Philosophy and Aesthetics, Semiotics and Music Analysis); b) to promote bibliographic/documentary orientation and to develop the ability to retrieve updated and scientifically relevant information; c) to develop conceptualization, problematization and elaboration skills in the field of Historical Musicology, in a perspective open to interdisciplinarity, in correlation with the students' specific research areas; d) to develop skills of oral and written expression according to the standards of clarity and rigor of international academic communication; e) to present in depth some of the most relevant current research trends in Historical Musicology.
General characterization
Code
73202102
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Paulo Manuel Rêgo Ferreira de Castro
Hours
Weekly - 2
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Spampinato, F. (2015). Les incarnations du son. Paris: L'Harmattan.
Maeder, C. & M. Reybrouck (Eds.) (2015). Music, Analysis, Experience. Leuven: LUP.
Mirka, D. (Ed.) (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory. Oxford: OUP.
Tarasti, E. (2012). Semiotics of Classical Music. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Monelle, R. (2006). The Musical Topic: Hunt, Military and Pastoral. Bloomington: IUP.
Klein, M. L. (2004). Intertextuality in Western Art Music. Bloomington: IUP.
Spitzer, M. (2004). Metaphor and Musical Thought. Chicago: UCP.
Hatten, R. S. (2004). Interpreting Musical Gestures, Topics, and Tropes: Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert. Bloomington: IUP.
Kramer, L. (2002). Musical Meaning: Toward a Critical History. Berkeley: UCP.
Zbikowski, L. (2002). Conceptualizing Music. New York: OUP.
Cook, N. & M. Everist (Eds.) (2001). Rethinking Music. Oxford: OUP.
Monelle, R. (2000). The Sense of Music: Semiotic Essays. Princeton: PUP.
Teaching method
The Seminar is based on the critical discussion of relevant texts and documents and the regular presentation of individual reports.
Evaluation method
Evaluation Methodologies - completion of an individual in-depth end-of-term essay(70%), quality of individual participation in the Seminar(30%)
Subject matter
Variable according to the academic year. In 2020-21 the syllabus will be focused on the domains of intertextuality and intermediality, including the theory of musical topics, in its application to different practices, repertoires and historical periods. The main currents of theoretical thought in these areas will be examined in detail (see Bibliography), accompanied by analytical work on specific musical works and practices, to be defined according to the students' research areas.